Guess i'll throw in a better late than never post from a few weekends ago.

Met up with SusannaDent from on here she doesn't lead but belays nice and will follow most of what i'd lead.

Sun: got out there quick as we could to avoid some crowds. Grabbed Frogshead for a warmup. Moved over and did P1 of Madamn G's up to P2 of Columbia ( did p1 a few weeks before that and i'm good not doing that again) P2 was tough route finding for me. I should learn to write down descriptions of wandery routes. I guess i did something close enough and rapped off MGs. Wanted to do Ants line or Bonnies but they were wet so we went back a bit and did Directissima. I've always been nervous about the bottom slabby parts but it was a good friction a day and my feet felt solid. I used a lot of my small gear at the bottom so I stopped before the traverse and split it in to 3 pitches up to the High E ledge. Traverse felt good, the big reach felt further than when i had followed it but the gear is good and easy to place. We wanted to go into town so we called it a day a bit early.

Sun: Goals were Ants line, bonnies and Snookies. Warmed up on Bloody Bush. Hadn't done P2 and that was definitely interesting. Felt good and went directly to Snookys. Luckily I can always fall back on microcrimping because i hung out on a half pad crystal for a while at the crux getting gear and figuring out the feet. Decided to skip P2 and went to do Ant's line. I've done it a few times so I led up Sleepwalk and brough Susana up. she wanted to see beta for Ants line crux so she rapped off then I had her lower me down to the roof. People on Bonnies were at the ledge so i headed up. It was still wet and the crack below the roof was definitely more heady than usual. I wanted to look at Direct so i led up there and took a look. she did not think she had the arms left to do it so i down climbed and did the traverse. Was really dark but we eventually found the Ursula rap. barely reaches the ledge with 60m!

Was pscyhed to tick off a few more routes I had wanted to do. hoping the snow will melt before next weekend and I can get back up one more time this year.

Jake - head into Rock and Snow and get them to drill a hole through the book with a cord going through it. They'll do it for free and it makes it easier to carry the book.

Or, just take a photo of the page and zoom in on your camera.

I have a good story from the trip to new hampshire a couple weeks ago but it's long. Like, really long. I'm going to try to make a condensed version after i'm done with the original and throw it up here, maybe next week sometime.

It is starting to get pretty late in the season for climbing up here in Ottawa (Ontario, Canada). With the overnight lows generally below freezing, the rock tends towards cold, and cold rock really sucks the heat out of your hands. But, the high today was supposed to be around 7C (45F) and sunny -- so the sun would (hopefully) warm the rock. Sadly, it wasn't so sunny, so the rock was chilly all day.

It is a lot harder to pull moves with confidence when your fingers are numb enough that you can't actually feel the edge they're on very well. So, we spent the day mostly top-roping (I led on easy sport route) at a local crag (Calabogie) that has easy top-of-cliff access.

I am hoping to get another day or two this year, and then it will be no more outdoor climbing until I make it to EPC in early March.

Highlights.. Birdland, eastertime too and absurdland woo! Following TotC also an interesting time.. Thought Absurdland was Wisecrack and am kinda happy i didn't know and was way more relaxed than I would have been.(partner knew but didn't know that i didn't know)

lowilghts. tried following Dry Heaves in the dark by headlamp... undercling, shitty feet, dark = foot popping and catching wrist between rope and cam sling/biner while falling. OW! hauled back up A0'd the move and finished it up but gadammn that route sucks haha stuck on Rt84 in CT for 45mins due to an accident ahead of us.. no bueno.